What did it take from parents,
the know-how, wisdom and
strength to raise you? Did you
learn through their example
how to raise your children?
What made them, what made
you and I who we turned out
to be? Was it ignorance and
anger, patience and prudence
or a measure of both?
It has been scientifically proven
that inherent genetic makeup
predisposes us to certain traits
and physical characteristics,
depression, alcohol addiction
and the likes.
As I have aged and having
faced aspects of the afore-
mentioned, I managed to
have made it headed into
my 77th year.
Excessive alcohol con-
sumption in the past and
smoking to the present
day, I am certain, have
shaved a good ten years
off my life.
Otherwise, a measure of
luck and a sturdy genetic
makeup have had a fair
amount of influence on
my longevity.
And most of the time,
I had the good sense to
look both ways before
crossing the street.
At an early age, both
mother and father had
the foresight to pass
that along to me.
-30-
Chris Hanch 10-31-2023
No comments:
Post a Comment